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b'Food For Thought\\n\\u2018Bread, butter, cheese . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It was a depressing list.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Buns, biscuits, cakes . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Then again, all of Mick\\u2019s lists were depressing these days.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Beer, brandy, chocolate . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Why did all the good things in life begin with B or C? And, more to the point, why were all the \\u201cgood things in life\\u201d bad for the body, a burden to burn off and crammed with cholesterol-enhancing calories?\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Burgers, bacon, chorizo . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Summer was approaching fast, and the daily beach inspections were just around the corner. It was time to bring out his trusted \\u201cno BBC for me\\u201d diet.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Brownies, bagels, cream teas . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Mick was struggling now. He\\u2019d never had a bagel in his life and, let\\u2019s face it, \\u201ccream teas\\u201d was a bit of a cop-out, wasn\\u2019t it? He\\u2019d be resorting to brand names next.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Baileys, Ballantine\\u2019s, Cointreau . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Thankfully for both Mick and the Spanish wine industry, Rioja began with an R.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u2018Bacardi, Beefeater, coffee . . .\\u2019\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Coffee?! No way! Besides, all the klever dicks spelt koffee with a K, didn\\u2019t they?\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0If you kan\\u2019t beat them, join them! kontemplated Mick, sipping his ice-kold koffee.'